Haroun-al-Raschid
Americannoun
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These were not days of decadence, but a period that gave the world Shakespeare, Martin Luther, and Raphael, Haroun-al-Raschid and Abraham Lincoln.
From The Negro by Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt)
For example, the length of a degree on the Earth's surface, as determined by the Arabian astronomers shortly after the death of Haroun-al-Raschid, was fifty-six of their miles.
From Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects Everyman's Library by Spencer, Herbert
He seldom quitted it, either by day or night; and here, like Haroun-al-Raschid, he took part in the harmless merriment of happy and contented poverty.
From Queen Hortense A Life Picture of the Napoleonic Era by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)
In the reign of the Caliph Haroun-al-Raschid, there lived at Bagdad a poor porter called Hindbad.
From The Arabian Nights Their Best-known Tales by Parrish, Maxfield
He waited until Haroun-al-Raschid was returning from the mosque and then put the paper in the hand of Mesrour.
From Tales of Folk and Fairies by Pyle, Katharine
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